Short Summary

The London Fire Brigade demonstrates how it can use the modern the wireless telephone

Description

London.

Intertitle: "WONDER OF THE WIRELESS TELEPHONE. London Fire Brigade in important experiments - establish connection with Headquarters from 'seat of fire' in less than 60 seconds".

M/S of a small fire truck speeding down a suburban street, the fire truck stops and the firemen unpack equipment from the boot. They are watched by a group of men, one is taking photographs - presumably they are journalists. Panning shot follows one fire officer as he runs down the street, he shins up a lamp post and fixes an electrical wire to it. M/S of a man in a bowler hat unravelling wire from the boot of the truck. C/U of a man in civilian clothes demonstrating how to use a radio installed in the boot of the truck as fire officers look on.